Change Initiative in Law Enforcement Organization Change initiatives are time-consuming and exorbitant, which greatly influences an organization's drive towards success. And nearly fifty percent of these initiatives are unsuccessful. Because the certainty of change is inevitable, organizations will need to determine how to acclimate and endure change effectively. Every tactical change in organizations plans is brought about through programs and developments, and thriving organizations manage change by managing their developments and programs effectively. If any organization wishes to effectively employ an organizational strategy, it will need leaders who have the ability to push and circumnavigate change. , while ensuring that these changes tenaciously parallel business objectives. The success or failure of a change initiative is not just determined by how it starts and develops: it also involves preparing the organization for transformation and assuring stakeholders that the change will be successful. In this proposal the author will examine the change initiative of a police organization through the perception of the leader and the follower. Additionally, this author will discuss the successes and failures experienced during the process of changing the law enforcement organization. Finally this author will discuss the assumptions and models used to enable the overall change process. James M. Hart (1996) states that to understand and clarify the process of change within a law enforcement organization, it is essential to reflect not only on people's responses to change, but the systematic organizational structure... half of the article... ReferenceHart, J.M. (1996). Change management in police organizations; Police in Central and Eastern Europe. (http://www.ncjrs.org/policing/man199.html).Jones, M. (2009). Governance, integrity and organization of the police. Police, 32(2), 338-350. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13639510910958217 Muraskin, R., & Roberts, AR (2009) Visions for change: Crime and justice in the twenty-first century. Fifth edition ISBN: 978-0-13-613939-3Palmer, I., Dunford, R., & Akin, G (2009). Managing organizational change: A multiple perspectives approach (2nd ed.). New York, New York: McGraw/Hill. ISBN: 978-0-07-340499-8Peak, K., Gaines, L. & Glensor, R. (2010). Police Supervision and Management in an Era of Community Policing (3rd ed.) Upper Saddle, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. ISBN: 9780135154663